The world of smartwatches isn't just about Apple and its Watch. Although it is probably the SmartWatchWithin this category, which is most popular, the rest of the manufacturers continue to fight to find their place -with more... or less luck, in fitbit case. Last to join the party? Nothing less than Xiaomi that could arrive stomping, very strong.
Xiaomi Mi Watch with Wear OS in sight
The smartwatch world is complicated, very complicated. He Apple Watch It has quite a pull and the rest of the opponents (with Wear OS) have not yet found the magic formula that helps distract potential buyers from the apple proposal. It has been tried for a long time and we have seen very diverse options, but none so overwhelming as to remove the Cupertino product from first place.
Things, however, could change very soon. As? Well, with the entry into play of none other than Xiaomi. The queen of low prices and owner of possibly the most popular fitness tracker out there (the Mi Band device) would have decided to enter the smartwatch market by right - you know that with the sub-brand Amazfit it does have models- and will soon launch its own.
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It is something that has been rumored for some time and now takes special shape with the latest leak found by the guys from 9to5Google. As indicated in this publication, the source code of the latest version of the Wear OS app (Google's smartwatch operating system) includes references to Xiaomi, or more specifically to a so-called «We Watch«. You have the lines of code for Wear OS 2.28 below:
My Wear
There is no more information about it, but it would not be unreasonable if the Chinese firm decided to bet on this type of device for which it does not yet have models in its catalog. The company, as you well know, has a huge portfolio of products that go from a rice cooker, to a vacuum cleaner or a scooter, and going through the multitude of cheap phones to know. It is rare that at this point he has not given himself to have a smart watch by right, beyond his Mi Band.
It is striking that he does it at this time. As the North American publication also indicates, some other projects with Wear OS have been cancelled, such as a rumored Pixel Watch “Made by Google” for this year that would have ended up being kept in a drawer.
Despite this, it seems that Xiaomi is going to try it in a field in which it possibly has little to lose and much to gain. With the Mi Band, the bet has paid off and all those users of the device could be encouraged, after learning about the experience with it, to try a smart watch from home. Evidently, the price will play a key factor in this whole story, but coming from the Asian company it shouldn't even be something that worries us... on the contrary, what we are now is more expectant than ever.